n. | 1. | A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad. | ||||||||
2. | Anything resembling a cushion in properties or use | |||||||||
3. | A riotous kind of dance, formerly common at weddings; - called also
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v. t. | 1. | To seat or place on, or as on a cushion. | ||||||||
2. | To furnish with cushions; | |||||||||
3. | To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.
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Noun | 1. | cushion - a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" Synonyms: shock absorber, shock |
2. | cushion - a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc. | |
Verb | 1. | cushion - protect from impact; "cushion the blow" |